Description: Compelling documentary about Scandinavia and Hungary during WWII. Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian citizens saved thousands of Jewish lives. History, Holocaust
Directed by Suzannah Warlick
Rescue & Escape – Passage To Sweden tells the lesser-known story of events occurring in Scandinavia and Budapest during WWII. It focuses on the heroic actions of ordinary people who saved the lives of thousands of Jews and fellow countrymen. Between 1940-1945 the sheer luck of where you were living made a world of difference to the Jews of Scandinavia. For unique political and geographic reasons, the Scandinavian Jews of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark had very different experiences. During the German occup
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